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: '''Respondents''' To be honest, it's intimidating to talk to someone who [[To_whoever_has,_more_will_be_given#CERTIFICATE|knows everything and forgets nothing]].<br/>
: '''Respondents''' To be honest, it intimidates talking to someone who [[To_whoever_has,_more_will_be_given#CERTIFICATE|knows everything and forgets nothing]].<br/>
'''Questioner''' What can I say? Let's just start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?<br/>
'''Questioner''' What can I say? Let's just start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?<br/>
: '''R''' I have a [[Personal_Motifs#MOTIVHISTORY|strong intuition]] and notice things that others miss. [silence] I make good decisions instinctively. I can also explain afterward ''exactly'' why I did something.<br/>
: '''R''' I have a [[Personal_Motifs#MOTIVHISTORY|strong intuition]] and notice things that others miss. [silence] I make good decisions instinctively. I can also explain afterward ''exactly'' why I did something.<br/>
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: '''R''' At first I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/>
: '''R''' At first I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/>
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/>
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/>
: '''R''' I spent half of the time formatting.<br/>
: '''R''' We spent half of the time formatting.<br/>
'''Q''' Excuse me?
'''Q''' Excuse me?
: '''R''' Just kidding. In September 2014 the fear of dying showed me there is real meaning to my life. I saw that I would be able to unravel my incomprehensible self. And I got it. I just misjudged the effort, slightly. But seriously, half the time I studied [[Professional_Motifs#THEORY|theories]] related to what I was writing about.<br/>
: '''R''' Just kidding. In September 2014 the fear of dying showed us there is real meaning to my life. We saw that I would be able to unravel my incomprehensible self. And I got it. I just misjudged the effort, slightly. But seriously, half the time I studied [[Professional_Motifs#THEORY|theories]] related to what I was writing about.<br/>
'''Q''' Slightly misjudged, I like that. And now you've lost interest in yourself?<br/>
'''Q''' Slightly misjudged, I like that. And now you've lost interest in yourself?<br/>
: '''R''' [laughs] Touché. Yes, that's exactly how it is.
: '''R''' [laughs] Touché. Yes, that's exactly how it is.
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: '''R''' For people like me, who do not tire, that's vital.</br>
: '''R''' For people like me, who do not tire, that's vital.</br>
'''Q''' You're a drama queen: vital?<br/>
'''Q''' You're a drama queen: vital?<br/>
: '''R''' Being able to break away from work you are absorbed in. That's vital for us.<br/>
: '''R''' Being able to break away from work we are absorbed in. That's vital for us.<br/>
'''Q''' We have to come to an end. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the [[Professional_Motifs#ACTIVISM|activism]] of your school days here, anyway?<br/>
'''Q''' We have to come to an end. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the [[Professional_Motifs#ACTIVISM|activism]] of your school days here, anyway?<br/>
: '''R''' And those during my studies too &hellip; I saw my credibility and thus me as a person damaged in 1986 with Chernobyl and destroyed with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I am proud having understood this period too and being [[Personal Motifs|at peace with myself]].<br/>
: '''R''' And those during my studies too &hellip; I saw my credibility and thus me as a person damaged in 1986 with Chernobyl and destroyed with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I am proud having understood this period too and being [[Personal Motifs|at peace with my self]].<br/>
'''Q''' OK, that was that. Thank you for your efforts.<br/>
'''Q''' OK, that was that. Thank you for your efforts.<br/>
: '''R''' With pleasure. Our heartfelt thanks for all the attention.
: '''R''' With pleasure. Our heartfelt thanks for all the attention.